Island Beacon: Goodfellow meals get fresh look

Each year, Grosse Ile Goodfellows are proud to provide holiday meals to local families in need. This holiday season, they added locally grown, fresh garden vegetables by partnering with the Grosse Ile Gardens of Hope and the Women’s Bible Study Group at Northridge Church.

The Women’s Bible Study Group at Northridge Church on Grosse Ile generously provided donations of tools, time and money to help the gardens in their efforts. The women of the group personally harvested and prepared the salads for delivery by the Goodfellows this Holiday season.

The collaboration of these three community organizations is a first attempt at providing fresh produce to the Goodfellows holiday menu. There is promise and hope for expansion of delivery of these types of foods to recipients in the years to come.

More information about the Grosse Ile Gardens of Hope can be found on the group’s Facebook page, Grosse Ile Gardens of Hope.